History WebAnimation / RedvsBlue

[[LongRunners Having started in 2003 and still being an ongoing work, this series is not only the longest-running episodic web series of all time, but the longest-running American sci-fi series of all time.]][[note]]It's also the second longest-running general web series, beaten only by ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''.[[/note]] Credit must also be given to its legacy: the series popularized video game Machinima and was heavily influential in the development of both serialized internet fiction and internet comedy series as a whole.

** Notably averted - the fate of almost every major or minor character who appears in the show is addressed in some way eventually, be it by them [[NotQuiteDead coming back]], getting killed off, or even making a minor cameo in a later episode. Even if a character is PutOnABus, they're likely to show up again later. Season 12 and 13 have been especially notable in that they resolved many remaining plot points and [[AbortedArc abandoned storylines]] from prior seasons. Some examples include Butch Flowers getting revived at the end of Season 5 and [[spoiler:later getting revealed to be a Freelancer in Season 10]], Andy the bomb getting auto-called by Siri in Season 11, [[spoiler:the Chairman being revealed as "Control" in Season 12, Sharkface, the Counselor, Sister and Junior reappearing in Season 13]], Vic narrating the story segments in season 14, and 479r's confirmation of reappearing in the same season, the series has impressively managed to account for every member of its sprawling cast numbering in the hundreds.
** We got a more minor example of this when Carolina cites what happened to Georgia when cautioning her fellows about their jetpacks. No matter how much poor Washington asks, nobody actually tells him [[YouDontWantToKnow what happened to Georgia]]. [[spoiler: Then, in Season 10's epilogue, Georgia slams into a window somewhere in space, coincidentally where equally-absent Utah just found his lucky coin.]]

* TokenMinority: Discussed in the "Diversity" PSA, with Grif and Simmons pointing out the diversity among their own cast - Namely, Carolina is a [[TheSmurfettePrinciple "feminista,"]] Tucker is a person of color (black), Lopez is a "badass [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Robo-American]]" (Latino), Caboose is intellectually challenged, Donut is [[AmbiguouslyGay "fabulous,"]] and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Wash is the resident]] "{{angry white man}}."

* Season 19, '''Restoration''' (2024), was announced at RTX 2023 and is marketed as the [[GrandFinale final season]] of Red vs. Blue. Notably, many members of the original cast are returning, with Burnie Burns returning to write the last season and Matt Hullum returning to direct, as well as series regulars Gus Sorola and Geoff Ramsay also making reappearances. [[https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2024-03-28/red-vs-blues-final-story-gets-a-release-date/ It will be released as a feature-length film in May 2024.]]

* Season 19, '''Restoration''' (2023/24), was announced at RTX 2023 and is marketed as the [[GrandFinale final season]] of Red vs. Blue. Notably, many members of the original cast are returning, with Burnie Burns returning to write the last season and Matt Hullum returning to direct, as well as series regulars Gus Sorola and Geoff Ramsay also making reappearances.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: In ''Red vs. Blue: The Ultimate Fan Guide'', the Meta's character profile lists his "notable attributes" as:
-->Snarling. Growling. Glowering. Skulking. Lurking. Stealing. Murdering. High tolerance for pain. Audio editing.

* AnAesop:
** {{Forgiveness}} is a major moral throughout the whole series by the end of ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlueTheRecollection''.
** Letting go of loved ones is a theme in both Season 8 and 9 - Mostly Church letting go of Tex, but also Caboose letting go of Church.
** Season 10 has one given by [[spoiler:Carolina]].
--->'''[[spoiler:Carolina]]:''' [[spoiler:Church]], you need to let go. Your past doesn't define who you are. It just gives you the starting point for who you're going to be.
** The importance of a HeroicSacrifice (even if the person committing the sacrifice will never know if their actions ever actually succeeded or not) is repeatedly emphasized in ''The Chorus Trilogy'', along with getting people to sit down and just '''talk''' their problems out instead of always resorting to violence.
** Throughout Season 15, ''The Shisno Paradox'', and ''Singularity'', there's a recurrent emphasis on how one's actions have far-reaching consequences.

* AnAesop:
** The "Diversity" [=PSA=] has Grif and Simmons emphasizing the value and uniqueness of different people and about celebrating what makes every person different.
** The "New Holidays" PSA ends with Carolina explaining to Tucker, Sarge, Simmons, and Lopez that holidays aren't about just buying stuff, but spending time with family and friends or honoring the achievements of great people throughout history.

** After Carolina gives AnAesop in "New Holidays" about how holidays can be about celebrating the achievements of famous historical figures, Tucker interjects by claiming that UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus shouldn't be celebrated as "he was a dick." Carolina quickly agrees with him, calling Columbus "the ''wooooorst!''"

** While it still uses assets based on the Halo franchise, ''Red vs. Blue Zero'' is not only the first season to not be filmed in a Halo game, but also the first in the [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal Engine]], using assets from both ''VideoGame/Paragon2016'' and [[https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/Ying+Pei+Games?count=20&sortBy=effectiveDate&sortDir=DESC&start=0 Ying Pei Games]].

->''[[BrickJoke It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it?]]''

The series can be viewed at [[https://roosterteeth.com/series?channel_id=red-vs-blue-universe&order=asc the Rooster Teeth website.]](Until 2023, the series was also available on Youtube.) New seasons air on RT's website, with FIRST members having access to episodes a week in advance. Most seasons have home video releases (initially on DVD, later on Blu-Ray as well), and can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon Prime. The series made a televised debut on the El Rey Network in late 2015.

Has an expansive character sheet [[Characters/RedVsBlue here]].

-->''[[BrickJoke It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it?]]''

The series can be viewed at [[https://roosterteeth.com/series?channel_id=red-vs-blue-universe&order=asc the Rooster Teeth website,]] and on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII0hP2Ycmhh5j8lS4cexBQ official Rooster Teeth Animation YouTube channel.]] New seasons air on RT's website as well as on [=YouTube=], with FIRST members having access to episodes a week in advance. Most seasons have home video releases (initially on DVD, later on Blu-Ray as well), and can be purchased on Steam, iTunes and Amazon Prime. The series made a televised debut on the El Rey Network in late 2015.

* FirstStepFixation: When the Red Team want to find out where Tex is broadcasting from, at first, they want to triangulate her position by using multiple radios tuned to her broadcast, and Sarge comes up with an elaborate plan to make a second simulated radio for this purpose... Then Tex directly tells them her coordinates. Simmons offers to help Sarge make a radio later anyway, but [[DefiedTrope Sarge tells Simmmons not to patronize him]].

* BeyondTheImpossible: In Part 3, Grif's analysis of his sister surviving being under ice for three hours and coming up both totally fine ''and'' [[AnythingThatMoves pregnant]].

As of December 1, 2022, there have been no news or announcements from Creator/RoosterTeeth about any future ''Red vs. Blue'' episodes, [[SeriesHiatus leaving the series' current status in doubt]].